Historical figures in 1506

The atlas holds 10 people and 22 moments here, in 1506. The most recorded lives are Niccolò Machiavelli, Michelangelo and Christopher Columbus. Among them Writers, Artists and Architects.

Notable people

  1. Albrecht Dürer

    in 1506

    2 moments here

    German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…

  2. Babur

    in 1506

    1 moment here

    Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur was a Timurid prince from the Fergana Valley who founded the Mughal Empire.…

  3. Christopher Columbus

    in 1506

    3 moments here

    Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…

  4. Desiderius Erasmus

    in 1506

    2 moments here

    Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

  5. Ferdinand Magellan

    in 1506

    1 moment here

    Portuguese navigator and naval officer who served Portugal in the Indian Ocean, Malacca, and Morocco before relocating to Spain in 1517.…

  6. Ignatius of Loyola

    in 1506

    1 moment here

    Basque Spanish priest, former soldier, and founder of the Society of Jesus. His documented movements span Gipuzkoa, Castile, Catalonia, France, the…

  7. Leonardo da Vinci

    in 1506

    1 moment here

    Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

  8. Michelangelo

    in 1506

    3 moments here

    Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.…

  9. Niccolò Machiavelli

    in 1506

    7 moments here

    Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…

  10. Raphael

    in 1506

    1 moment here

    Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael, was an Italian High Renaissance painter and architect.…

Moments

  1. 1506 Letter from Venice Albrecht Dürer
  2. 1506 Second Venetian residence Albrecht Dürer
  3. 1506 Two-month stay at Herat Babur
  4. 1506 Moves to the court at Segovia Christopher Columbus
  5. 1506 Doctorate at Turin Desiderius Erasmus
  6. 1506 Tutoring residence in Bologna Desiderius Erasmus
  7. 1506 Battle of Cannanore Ferdinand Magellan
  8. 1506 Education as a courtly knight Ignatius of Loyola
  9. 1506 Returns to French-ruled Milan Leonardo da Vinci
  10. 1506 Takes refuge in Florence Michelangelo
  11. 1506 Militia recruitment Niccolò Machiavelli
  12. 1506 Papal campaign at Cesena Niccolò Machiavelli
  13. 1506 Papal campaign at Imola Niccolò Machiavelli
  14. 1506 Papal campaign at Orvieto Niccolò Machiavelli
  15. 1506 Papal campaign at Perugia Niccolò Machiavelli
  16. 1506 Papal campaign at Urbino Niccolò Machiavelli
  17. 1506 Papal campaign at Viterbo Niccolò Machiavelli
  18. 1506 Trip to Rome Raphael
  19. 1506 Follows the court to Valladolid Christopher Columbus
  20. 1506 Leaves Rome after papal dispute Michelangelo
  21. 1506 Dies in Valladolid Christopher Columbus
  22. 1506 Reconciles with Julius II in Bologna Michelangelo

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